Here are all the biggest secrets and fun facts about the iconic basketball video game series.
To sweeten the deal, Midway offered topay the NBA $100for everyNBA Jamarcade cabinet it sold.
Among the lines recorded was the announcer, after a successful block, shouting Get that shit outta here!
This would specifically impact the Bulls if they were trying to beat the buzzer with game-changing shots.
As a diehard Pistons fan, Turmelll made no apologies about secretly stacking the deck against Chicago.
even when the Orlando Magic werent playing at home.
In the original arcade build, Shaq personally preferred playing as Golden State Warriors small forward Chris Mullin.
Turmell Programmed Himself Into the Game
In the arcade version, Turmells stats are given an ominous ?
but, rest assured, he has some of the best stats of any player available in the game.
Cheekilynamed the Kombat Kourt, Boon shared an image of the hidden stage through his Twitter account in 2009.
Phrases like Hes on fire!, Boomshakalaka!, and Fugly shot!
became as readily identifiable with NBA Jam as the actual gameplay itself.
The games credit Jon Hey as its scriptwriter, though Kritzrow claims that heimprovised most of the lines himself.
These titles include the enormously popularNFL Blitzseries, along withNHL HitzandMLB Slugfest.
The arcade game became the first ever to earn $2 billion in quarters across its cumulative lifetime earnings.
